Wanda Steudel, the president of the National Association of Land Title Examiners and Abstractors, testified on June 28, 2006 in opposition to House Bill 5124 before the Michigan House of Representatives.

Most records that are duplicated and sold in bulk end up in foreign countries . . 

The order stated that "a rush to post INSTANT SEARCHES online at all state courthouses could lead to the illegal posting of confidential information that could result in identity theft or other misuses."

Law enforcement, County government, foreign corporations and international criminals collide over worldwide traffic in American documents.

North Carolina title examiner fights back. She's made a list and is taking it to the press.

She writes, "The list of names and social security numbers I have to hand over reads like a Who's Who of the County. Doctors, lawyers, the police chief, local sheriff, every judge except one . . ."

Case Might Become A Class Action Suit

(CBS4 News) MIAMI The Internet age might mean more than just big brother spying on you. It could also mean youre expunged court records floating in a permanent state in cyberspace, leaving your identity vulnerable to anyone with an Internet access.

Under current state law, Grant County can charge individuals $1 per page of copies from the public record. Yet, those using the system online can simply cut and paste information from the records directly into their software and print the records at no cost to them.

Court documents obtained by the Edmonton Journal reveal new details about the bribery scandal involving attempts by Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) to land a $90-million twenty-year no-bid contract . . .

(CNN) -- If you are worried about a thief stealing your identity, it's not your wallet that needs guarding -- it's your state and local governments.

That's the alarm Betty "BJ" Ostergren, the self- proclaimed Virginia Watchdog, has been sounding for the past four years from her rural Virginia home. . .